Canyon Springs coach Freddie Banks talks to his team during a timeout on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Las Vegas High. The Pioneers won 91-77. (Damon Seiters/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Canyon Springs senior De’Shawn Keperling has spent most of the season playing in the shadow of high-scoring guard Kevin Legardy.

He picked the perfect time to step into the spotlight.

Keperling had 24 points and 14 rebounds to help the Pioneers to a 91-77 road win over Las Vegas High on Wednesday.

“This is the night that he needed to shine,” Canyon Springs coach Freddie Banks said. “When you’re playing a league game, you’ve got to come out and play basketball. He played well tonight. He crashed the boards, did the little things.”

Legardy finished with a game-high 28 points but struggled with his shooting. He was 9-for-28 overall (32.1 percent) and just 4-for-17 on 3-pointers (23.5 percent).

“We just told Kevin to keep playing and fight through it,” Keperling said. “Everybody has their bad games.”